Linotype-machine.



No. 890,263. 7 PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908. P. B. CONVERSE, JR.

LINOTYPE MACHINE. APPLIOATION TILED NOV. 5, 190a. RENEWED MAR; 12, 1907.

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F. B. CONVERSE,'JR. LINOTYPE MACHINE.

' APPLICATION FILED NOV. 5, 1903. RENEWED MAR. 12 1907.

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LINOTYPE MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. a, 1903. RENEWED MAR. 12, 1907.

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wait/6% A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- FRANCIS B. convnnsn, 1a., orCLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, B MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO

MERGENTHALER-LINOTYPE COMPANY, A OORPORATION'OF NEW YORK.

LINOTYPE-MAGHINE No. 890,263. Specification of Letters recent. PatentedJ'une 9, 1908. Application filed November 5, 1903, Serial No. 179,981.Renewed March 12,1907. ska-n1 No. 361,976.

1 To all whom it may concern." matic view representing at oncetheopposite -Be it known that 1, Farmers B. CON- ends of the matrixshownin'Fig. 9, to illus- VERSE, Jr, "a citizen .of the United States, re-.trate the relative inversionof the characters 7 siding-at-Cleveland,inthe county of Cuyathereon. I Y

hoga and State of (Dhiqha've invented a cer The matrices themselves areldesignatedggtain'new and useful Improvement in Lino- A. Theyhavefcasting characters orfmatty e-Machines, .of which the'following-isa 'ricesproper-1a formed in opposite faces.- in clear,'andexactdescription, reference'fl either in theside edges as. shown'in Figs. 3"beingjhad to the accompanying drawings. ;and oriin theend edges. asshown in Figs.

10 1 The object of this invention is to provide x'9fand-10.' In eithercasethe characters are 55 'meanswhereby r'natrices bearing charactersinvert d 11 withr c t th y $0 in different faces, may be assembled inline that whichever'casting character"is; tised will insuch manner asto-present a selected charbe the} proper side actor in operativeposition at the will ofthe .T-he-matrices} areoiltained 'in suitable a;.with thetwocharacters which thekeyire re- 5* from it,

15 operator. I acc0mplisl 1 this -by providing channels bin averticalmagazine B13. The .70

, casting 'charactersini opposite. sides of the west matrix in theChannel is ada ted tobe matrices, and a suitable mechanism to -relaejected therefrom bbeing shoves forward tively' invert the matrices asthey are being beneath the'frontfpihtegof the magazineb I assembledsothat either casting'character an ejectorC. Thisfejectoryas-shown, hasi may be set by the same key. The 'char- .steethc on its u peredgeand.teeth 0 onits .75- acters-in the same matrix may-represent dif loweredge. A bve and below theejectors jferentlfontsof the-same letter, as,for exare' toothed rollers Dand D continuously ample, Ro m an anditalic, or they inay; be for -rotated b' abelt D The lower edge, of thecasti nglclii'lerent charactersasi'des'ired. v The up or r0 ler rotatestoward. the. magazine two characters in the matrices correspond an the'uper edge of'theplo'wer roller away 0' V ,f dom which it results that ifthe sents, and a suitable shift determines w 'ch ejector bar is raisedinto enga ement with the of the two characters becomes actives rollerD-it is moved forward sIioving the low- The invention includes broadlythe. cornest matrixoutof its channel in the magazine.

. 0 .binationI of matrices having characters in If thenthetleliectordescendsinto engagement 5 bi i will of the operator.

' diiferentffacesfwith assem ng; mechanism with there er- Dgit istherebyretracted'.

adapted tol turn the matricea and-control-' The operation of the,ejector above de- 'lable means adapted to effect the turning ef scribedis caused by the depression of a suit -}the matricesyso that the"willfleach'present .able ke .as E inthe'keyboard. 'Eaohof the onecharacter organotherin the line at the keys-o the keyboard is connectedWitha 90 'key lever E and 'on; the rear end of this key In theidrawingFigure" '1 'i 1.a'- side el va leverstandsa bar'E? which when the key istionof t'hef'assemblingmechanism. Fig. Zis depressed is thereby raisedto raise the a vertical'sectionthroughithe-same. Fig. 3 e'ectorinto'engagement withtheroller D.

- 40 is a vertical-sectionat right anglesfto Figs. 1 .f hen the bar E isthus raised a spring 0 95 and'2. In each ofthese figures a portionjof,moves the bar rearward causing its notch e the race plateand standardshasbeen broken to hook over a stationary guide F. As the out; theupper,..-portion of the magazine has ejector reaches its forwardmovement,/ the w also been broken away. -:Fig. Lisa planet front toothon its lower side, impinging the shiftingframe for inverting thematrices. against then per 'end of the bar E shoves" 100 Fig. 5 isa'fro'nt edge-view thereof; Fi 6 is it forward,1re easing it fromthe-bar F and a plan of the parts just below the shifting allowing it todrop byfits own weight; at the frame. Fig. 7. is a front-elevationof thesame time the notch c at the rear of'the;v swinging gate at the upperend of the race teeth. 0 comes beneaththe roller D freeing it plate.Intermediate portions of each of from the teeth thereof, and thereuponthe 105 these figures have been broken out, for conejector drops,assisted by the spring C'which densation. Fig. 8 is a perspective; viewof is secured to a stationary member F and. one form of matricesadaptableifor use with bearsdown upon the ejector through the'pin thismechanism. v Fig.- 9 is a perspective G:.' Such movement of the ejectorcauses view of another form. Fig. 10i sa' diagramits teeth a? to engagethe roller D and this'l-lo sition.

drives the ejector back nearly to initial po- Just as the teeth clearthe teeth of the roller D, an inclined notch in the upper edge of theejector comes beneath the pin G, and the spring G acting therethroughgives the ejector a still additional rearward movement to insure theteeth 0 being preferably free from the toothed roller D.

In the position of 'rest of the ejector the spring G acting upon theejector very near its fulcrum 0' presents very little resistance to'theraisingof the ejector. At the ejectors extreme forward position,however, when the raising bar E becomes released, this spring Gactsdownward on the ejector with a leverage 'sufiicient to insure the bar Ebeing depressed, overcoming the frictional hold of the spring 6.

As the matrices are ejected forward from the lower end ofthe magazinethey pass be-' tween vertical plates H and from thence drop down .ardpassing into the race plate J which ha onverging channels 1' whereby thematrices me down by gravity to a central common channel 7''. .There theyare fed forward by a wiper wheel K against the previously set matrices,or against some yield- 'ingly resistin member as the block L. This wiperwheel complished by allowing the matrix in such ejected position to restat one end on a ledge while the other end is free. Wherefore the matrixswings down about the ledge as a ful crum into the vertical position. Ifthe ledge is near the rear end of the matrix, as the latter swingsdownward it brings its upper side toward the front of the machine; if,on theother hand, the ledge is near the front end of the matrix and itsrear end swings downwardly, then the edge which was beneath in themagazine comes toward the front of the machine. Thus by changing theposition of the ledge, the matrix is caused to present either of itsopposite faces desired.

The ledges referred to are the two bars P and P which are connectedtogether at their. ends by the bars 1) p whereby there is thus made ahorizontal frame, designated P. Suitable cross partitions divide thisframe into channels-corresponding to those of the space magazine.Projecting from .the end pieces 12 are pins 1), and yoking around thesepins are rocker arms 11, p on a shaft 11 A ,the hopper-1i plate areturned from a suitable lever p (which may be a continuation of the arm19 furnishes convenient means for rocking this shaft and thus shiftingthe frame forward or backward the lever being held in either extremeposition by the spring 10 pressing a detent 11 into a dent, as f Fig.2'shows the frame P in its forward position, so that the ejected 'natices have their rear portions drop onto the bar P and turning about thisbar the matrices descend with their upper edges forward. If,.how.ever,the lever p is drawn forward shifting the frame toward the rear, theledge P comes into 0- sition clear of the matrices while the le ge P"stands beneaththe forward ends'thereof', and thus in this case the underface of the matrix-is swung to the front. v

The shifting frame P, has, on the under side of the end pieces 1), ribs10 which occupy grooves in the stationary frame portion P so that theshifting frame may be accurately guided. This frame portion F haspartitions f corresponding with those of the shifting frame and themagazine. The opening in this frame ortion contracts downward in lifeform shown to bring mat rices into thevertical position. The rear wallfof this hopper portion is the surface of the frame member F while thefront wall 'i is the rear face of a horizontally pivoted gate 1.

The gate I normally stands inthe position shown in full lines in Fig. 2completing the hoppers. Its rear face has grooves t" which receive theforward edges of the partitions f. When desired to clean or inspect theinterior, however, the gate I may be turned downward nto the horizontalposition shown in the' dotted lines in Fig. 2. A suitable. knob i may besecured to the gate for conveniently opening it, and the gate may beheld in active position by the detents i occupying recesses in'theends'of the frame member F and pressed toward the gate by suitablesprings i I The ejecting mechanism and the parts at the upper end of therace plate are shown carried by a'suitable vertical frame plate Q. Thekeyboard box IE is likewise secured to this frame plate and the. lowerend of the race plate is secured to the keyboard box;

I believe it to be wholly new in the art to combine with the magazineand matrices stored therein and having characters in different faces,means for releasing or discharging the matrices fromthe magazine, andmeans whereby the released matrices may be inverted at will or permittedto proceed withoutinversion, so that one character or the other will bepresented in line, as the operator may determine, and it will be evidentto the skilled mechanic that the matrices, the magazine, the releasingdevices, and the devices for controlling the po- I into the race p ateeither end foremost.

the matrix or the rear end, as desired, the

unsupported end of the matrix thus turning about the sup orting ledgeand descending l8. The,combination with matrices having characters inopposite'edges, of means for assembling them with either edge facing inthe active direction as desired.

19. The combination with matrices having characters in the oppositeedges, means for assembling the matrices, and means for controlling theassemblage to cause either edge as desired to face in the activedirection.

20 The combination with matrices having characters in opposite ed es,which characters are inverted with reference to each other, means forassembling the matrices,

and means for turning them as they are being assembled to present eithercharacter.

21. The combination with matrices having characters inverted, one withreference to the other, and controllable means for assembling suchmatrices and causing them to present one character or the other at will.

22. The combination with matrices having characters which are invertedwith-reference to each other, means for assembling the matrices, andmeans for turning them as they are being assembled to present eithercharacter. I

23. The combination with a magazine for assorted matrices,- a holder forcomposed matrices, said matrices having characters which are invertedwith reference to each other, and means for turninga matrix aboutturning the matrices to present such inverted character in the normaluninverted position.

acters inverted with reference to each other,

and an assembling mechanism including'controllable means for turning onematrix end for end in relation to the next; whereby each matrix may becaused to present either of its characters in the line without regard tothe characters presented by the adjacent matrix.

28. The combination of matrices having in their opposite edges variantforms of the same character, and an assembling mechanism controllable atwill to cause the presenta tion of one character or the other in theline, a

as demanded; whereby the line may be composed of characters of either orboth forms.

29. A series of matrices each having characters in difierent faces, incombination with a magazine adapted to contain said matrices I indefinite positions, means for releasing the matrices singly from'themagazine, means for assembling the released matrices in line,

and means controllable by the operator for turning the individualmatrices or not, as desired; whereby each matrix may be caused topresent one or the other of its characters in operativeposition at thewill of the operator. 30. The combination with a magazine adapted tocontain matrices, one abovethe;

other, each matrix having a plurality of characters inverted withreference to eachother, mechanism for releasing the matrices,

and mechanism for turning matrices as de-" 31. The combination of amagazine and matrices each havlng characters 1n dlfferent faces, meansfor releasing the matrices individually from the magazine, means forguiding the released matrices without rotation, and means movable atwill into. the path of the released matrices to cause a definiterotation; whereby each matrix may be .caused to present the selectedcharacter in operative position.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

FRANCIS B. CONVERSE, JR. Witnesses: ALBERT H. BATES, B. W. BROOKETT.

